A special feature that few people know about 2 temples of Hung Kings in Ho Chi Minh City
Every year, on the anniversary of Hung King’s death anniversary, many meaningful activities related to ancestor worship are concerned by people across the country. Among them, the offering of incense and offerings is one of the most prominent activities.
This year, community cultural activities have been reopened with many festival programs to celebrate the Ancestral Anniversary.
Temple of Hung Kings in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: An Khe).
In Ho Chi Minh City, in the central area of District 1, there are 2 temples of Hung Kings, one located in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden and another at the Tao Dan cultural park.
Before Hung King’s death anniversary officially took place on the 10th day of the third lunar month, many people in Ho Chi Minh City spent time going to these two temples to offer incense.
Cultural speaker Ho Nhut Quang shared about ancestor worship beliefs handed down from the Hung Kings (Photo: An Khe).
Cultural speaker Ho Nhut Quang also participates in activities on the occasion of the Ancestral Anniversary, meeting with people who love the origin culture on pilgrimage.
On that occasion, he took the time to share many interesting information related to the ancestral worship that has been handed down since the Hung Kings period.
Speaker Ho Nhut Quang also analyzed the special meaning of the unique architectural features of the temples, artifacts, and how they are displayed in places of worship in accordance with the standards of Vietnamese fine customs and traditions.
Speaker Ho Nhut Quang said that each country has its own history of national construction, which may be mythical or wild, but all are ideologies of a nation from its early days that have been handed down to today.
Many Asian countries have legends imbued with national pride (Photo: An Khe collection).
If Korea has the legend of the god Tangun, Japan has the legend of the sun goddess Amaterasu, then Vietnam has the legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co giving birth to an egg sac that hatched 100 children, which is the origin of the two friendly words “compatriots”. love. Those two words “compatriots” have become strength, upholding the spirit of national solidarity and the spirit of origin.
Sharing about the reason why our country chose March 10 as the anniversary of the ancestors’ death anniversary, speaker Ho Nhut Quang said: “According to the I Ching, March is the month of Mr. Dragon, the number 10 is the number of the Fairy, so it can be said that the date of March is the Dragon’s month. The 10th of the third lunar month is the true meaning of the Vietnamese legend of “Dragon and Fairy descendants”.
At the Hung King temple located in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden, outside the Hue royal architecture is designed in the style of a roof stack of matches, the symmetrical structure has a very dignified and majestic middle line; The system of doorways is in the style of upper and lower panels (ie, above the bars, the bottom is made of closed wood), stylized in the style of the word “Tho”.
There are a total of 12 pillars in the main hall representing the 12 zodiac animals according to folk concepts. A pair of Dong Son bronze drums are displayed solemnly on both sides of the shrine, somewhat reminiscent of the outstanding cultural features of the Hung Kings.
In the temple grounds of King Hung (2B Nguyen Binh Khiem) (Photo: An Khe).
In particular, on the premises of the temple of King Hung (2B Nguyen Binh Khiem) displays 2 bronze peaks modeled after Cuu Dinh was born in 1836, under the Nguyen dynasty, Cao Dinh and Anh Dinh.
There are a total of 162 arrays of shapes and patterns on 9 bronze peaks, all of which are unique and complete carvings, a skillful combination between the art of bronze casting and embossment of Vietnam in the 19th century. between folklore and scholarly culture. It is considered as an encyclopedia about nature and human life in Vietnam.
All symbols are selected and arranged according to the number 9, including 9 because of stars and natural phenomena in the universe, 9 mountains, 9 great rivers, 9 dug rivers and other rivers, 9 birds, 9 food crops, 9 vegetables, 9 flowers, 9 fruit trees, 9 precious medicinal herbs, 9 woody plants, 9 battle weapons, 9 boats, vehicles poles, flags…
All these 9s blend together to create a majestic picture of nature, rivers and mountains, Vietnam’s land and sky, so many generations feel proud of their majestic mountains and rivers.
Two bronze peaks Cao Dinh and Anh Dinh were chosen to display here because of the motifs on them bearing the culture of the South, such as wet rice, jackfruit tree, Ben Nghe river, Vinh Te canal… (Photo: An Khe) .
At the Hung King temple in Tao Dan cultural park, the overall scene is modeled after the Hung King temple in the land of Phong Chau, Phu Tho, which is considered the first capital of the Vietnamese nation.
The most outstanding feature here is the display of the swear stone column modeled after the stone column marking the oath of King Hung Vuong and An Duong Vuong, vowing to protect the country with all his heart. Opposite the swearing-stone pillar is President Ho Chi Minh’s advice: “The Hung Kings had merits to build the country, Uncle and nephew must protect the country together”.
Behind the shrine, there are also many pictures depicting the daily life of the people of the Van Lang period.
Many people came to the temple to visit and burn incense (Photo: An Khe).
Cultural speaker Ho Nhut Quang expressed his joy when many young people visit Hung King on the occasion of the Ancestral Anniversary.
This shows that, in the mind of every Vietnamese people, the gratitude to the roots, the history of the nation building, is a meaningful act to enhance national pride and forge high values. precious, nurturing mind – body – mind of us today and the next generation.
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